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We noticed Ruby wasn't responding to sound when she was about 18 months old.
My GP said she was fine and said I was a worrying first time mum. Without the support of our GP, we paid privately at the Portland Hospital in London to have a hearing test.
We were given hearing tests and the Portland Hospital ran blood tests. They also went back...

It all started on the day of my 20 week scan which was also the day of my 20th birthday, the worst day of my life.
I never had any worries as I had a straightforward 12 week scan, and had also recently felt him starting to move around.
That had changed at my 20 week scan. There was very low amniotic fluid, the...

I fell pregnant with my beautiful daughter Megan in 2009.
There were a few minor complications with my pregnancy as I am rhesus negative so I was getting used to being in and out of hospital. However, on my 20 week scan they told me that a ‘yellow blob’ had shown up on the scan and that I would need a specialist scan with a consultant. They...

In my 1st pregnancy with my energetic lovely little boy Leo, I found out at 38 weeks that I had a liver condition affected by the pregnancy hormones called Cholestasis. This can cause stillbirth so they induced me at that time.
Leo was healthy and born at over 8 pounds and has been happy and healthy ever since!
I was told I...

My wife’s twelve week scan showed two little people waving at us, practically sat side by side!! I blinked thinking my eyes were blurred... and then told the sonographer that there was something wrong with the screen.
We were then congratulated for being expectant parents of identical twins. My initial thoughts, I need more car...

I had a very normal, straightforward pregnancy. Other than towards the end, my bump wasn't measuring big enough, so I was sent for 2 growth scans. Both we're fine and baby was also fine.
I was 40+3 days when I went into labour. My husband drove us to the Birthing Centre at around 3pm and I gave birth to Lexi May at 9.03pm. When the...